Dessert topping and a floor wax

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I’m feeling rather lazy. SNL years ago did a spoof of a product that was two things in one. Their product was a dessert topping and a floor wax. What was the actual product they were spoofing?

Thanks.

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National Public Radio.

You’re welcome.

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I’d have to guess that the main ingredient was propylene glycol. It’s a surfactant, so you can degrease your shop floor with it. It’s an antifreeze, which can keep your ice cream from freezing like a rock. And it can act as an emulsifier in your muffins and pastries. This versatile and obviously “100% safe” product is made out of petroleum. It’s probably in your toothpaste, too.

As for the answer, I don’t know. But am I on the right track?

Edit: damn, Greg beat me to it. Never mind.

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Ajax? It’s both a programming framework and a dessert topping?
Java? It’s both a programming language and a dessert topping?

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Here’s a


of the spoof.

The fake product was Shimmer. What real product are they spoofing? Beats me. Could be spoofing the pitch more than any specific product.

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Thanks Steve. It says something about the quality of SNL back then that I was stoned off my ass most of that first season, but still remember it like it was yesterday.

I haven’t found the actual product yet either, but here is a List of Saturday Night Live Commercials.

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You’re welcome.